Schweizer SGU-2 N10351
30 September 1967 · Big Spring, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1967 at about 16:30 local time, a Schweizer SGU-2 registered N10351, operated by Sailplanes Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Big Spring, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moss Creek G.port
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU-2
- Registration
- N10351
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Sailplanes Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3476
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TURN TO AVOID FENCE, WING STRUCK GROUND. PILOT-PREMATURE RELEASE OF TOW LINE, TOO LOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGU-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Elmira, New York, United States | Schweizer Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Barre, Massachusetts, United States | New England SO | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Red Wing Soari | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1965 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Flatbrookville Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1969 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Sylvania, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |